1992 Australian Film Institute Awards

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The 34th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne on 16 October 1992. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 1992.

Feature film Strictly Ballroom received eight awards including Best Film. Romper Stomper won three and The Last Days of Chez Nous and Black Robe each won a single award. Miniseries Brides of Christ won four awards for television including Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature. Director and producer Lee Robinson received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.[1][2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Feature film

Best Film Best Achievement in Direction
  • Strictly Ballroom – Tristram Miall
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Screenplay Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Sound
  • Steve Burgess, David Lee, Frank Lipson – Romper Stomper
    • Phil Judd, Penn Robinson, Gary Wilkins – Black Robe
    • Phil Judd, Guntis Sics, Karin Whittington – Love in Limbo
    • Bruce Brown, Ben Osmo, Roger Savage – Strictly Ballroom
Best Original Music Score Best Achievement in Production Design
Best Achievement in Costume Design

Non-feature film

Best Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • Black Harvest – Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly (director)
    • God's Girls: Stories From An Australian Convent – Cherie Nowlan (director)
    • Mr Neal Is Entitled To Be An Agitator – Daryl Dellora (director)
    • The Serpent And The Cross – Chris Hilton (director)
  • Road To Alice – Stavros Efthymiou (director)
    • My Tiger's Eyes – Teck Tan (director)
    • See You Next Weekend – John Irwin (director)
    • The Art Of Drowning – Jaems Grant (director)
Best Short Animation Outstanding Achievement in a Non-Feature Film
  • Shelf Life – Andrew Horne (director)
    • Secrets Of The City – Cathy Linsley (director)
    • The Amphibian – Sina Azad, Anthony Lucas (director)
    • The Descent – Andrew Schult (director)
  • Skye Wansey (acting) – He & She
    • Jackie Farkas (cinematography and direction) – Amelia Rose Towers

Additional awards

Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award
  • Lee Robinson
Best Foreign Film Young Actors Award

Television

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series or Serial Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature
  • Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 13, 'Hard Ball' (ABC) – Bill Hughes
    • Police Rescue, Season 2 - Episode 2, 'Off The Track' (ABC) – Sandra Levy, John Edwards
    • Embassy, Season 3 - Episode 10, 'Crisis Of Confidence' (ABC) – Mark Callan
    • Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 8, 'Fond Memories' (ABC) – Bill Hughes
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama
  • Gary Sweet – Police Rescue, Season 2 - Episode 2, 'Off The Track' (ABC)
    • Alan Fletcher – Embassy, Season 3 - Episode 12, 'Hostage' (ABC)
    • Sean Scully – Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 10, 'Blessed Are The Peacemakers' (ABC)
    • Marshall Napier – Police Rescue, Season 2 - Episode 5, 'Judgement Day' (ABC)
Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama Best Screenplay in a Television Drama
  • John Alsop, Sue Smith – Brides of Christ (ABC)
    • Cliff Green – Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 8, 'Fond Memories' (ABC)
    • Alison Nisselle – Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 13, 'Hard Ball' (ABC)
    • Andrew Bovell – Six Pack - 'Piccolo Mondo' (SBS)
Best Children's Television Drama Best Television Documentary
  • Lift Off, Season 1 - Episode 15/16, 'Something Tells Me' (ABC) – Patricia Edgar
    • Johnson and Friends, Season 2 - Episode 26, 'Buried Treasure' (ABC) – Ron Saunders
    • The Miraculous Mellops – Posie Graeme-Evans
    • Lift Off, Season 1 - Episode 1/2, 'A Load Of Old Rubbish' (ABC) – Patricia Edgar
  • Cop It Sweet (ABC) – Jennifer Brockie
    • Admission Impossible (ABC) – Chris Oliver
    • Driving With Richard (SBS) – Andrew Wiseman
    • Riding The Tiger - Episode 3, 'The New Order' (ABC) – Christine Olsen

References

  1. ^ "'Ballroom' takes eight of 13 prizes". The Canberra Times (ACT: 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 17 October 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "AFI Past Winners - 1992 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

External links

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